Description
The ability to remove a fuel injector from a Solar Turbines Mars 100 Engine has been a strenuous and demanding task for Field Service Representatives (FSRs). Not only is it physically demanding for an FSR, taking an average of 2-3 hours to remove a single fuel Injector, with 14 located radially around the combustor section of the engine, it is also a costly one. Due to the large amount of time consumed when removing, the company using the turbine can lose a sizable amount of money. FSRs are requested to complete maintenance cycles every 5,000 hours the engine is run or annually, where they must remove the fuel injectors in order to either borescope inside the engine or examine the state of the injectors themselves.
Solar Turbines: Mars SoLoNOx Fuel Injector Serviceability
The ability to remove a fuel injector from a Solar Turbines Mars 100 Engine has been a strenuous and demanding task for Field Service Representatives (FSRs). Not only is it physically demanding for an FSR, taking an average of 2-3 hours to remove a single fuel Injector, with 14 located radially around the combustor section of the engine, it is also a costly one. Due to the large amount of time consumed when removing, the company using the turbine can lose a sizable amount of money. FSRs are requested to complete maintenance cycles every 5,000 hours the engine is run or annually, where they must remove the fuel injectors in order to either borescope inside the engine or examine the state of the injectors themselves.
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Faculty Mentor: Daniel Codd